Hunger strike

Jailed UK Palestine Action members end hunger strike, claim victory

Kamran Ahmed, Heba Muraisi, and Lewie Chiaramello announced the end of the hunger strike, started by seven activists jailed for participation in a campaign of political violence and vandalism.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
SUPPORTERS OF Defend Our Juries take part in a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.
A supporter of Defend Our Juries attends a protest as part of the group's campaign to lift the ban on Palestine Action, ahead of a judicial review in London next week, in Belfast, Northern Ireland, November 22, 2025.

Three pro-Palestinian activists detained in Britain end hunger strike, some facing imminent death

All of the hunger strikers have been charged with offences allegedly carried out on behalf of Palestine Action, before the group was banned and designated a terrorist organisation.

|ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Greta Thunberg protesting in London, December 23, 2025.

Greta Thunberg arrested at pro-Palestinian protest in London under Terrorism Act

Thunberg was holding a sign reading "I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide," at a protest denouncing an insurance company's ties with Israeli defense giant Elbit systems.

|ByJAMES GENN
Palestine Action protesters involved in a hunger strike.

'Hungry? Eat a sandwich': Palestine Action protesters hospitalized as hunger strike exceeds 40 days

Of the eight protesters participating in the hunger strike, five have been hospitalized as of Thursday.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Palestine Action vandals hospitalized amid hunger strike against proscription

The hunger strike began on November 2 to commemorate the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, with activists Qesser Zuhrah and Amu Gib refusing food.

DECEMBER 2, 2025ByMICHAEL STARR
Demonstrators hold a banner in relation to group "Palestine Action" and flags in support of Palestinians during a national protest, ahead of the two year anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Dublin, Ireland, October 4 2025.

Swiss medics start hunger strike over Gaza outside parliament

The group of medics signed up to protest outside parliament in pairs wearing stethoscopes and medical tunics splashed with fake blood, taking turns in 24-hour fasts in a relay system.

SEPTEMBER 8, 2025ByREUTERS
Doctors Michele Ghielmini, Brenno Balestra, Alessandra Guaita and Marco Franzi sit outside the Swiss Parliament building (Bundeshaus) at the start of their hunger strike over Gaza, calling on their government to apply targeted sanctions on Israel over its alleged violations of international law.

Actress Cynthia Nixon claims her ‘observant’ Jewish son hunger striking for Gaza

Nixon claimed that her son, Seph Mozes, was enacting the strike in Chicago along with several of his friends from the controversial organization Jewish Voices for Peace.

JUNE 28, 2025ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Cynthia Nixon and her son Seph.

Nobel Laureate Narges Mohammadi granted short medical leave from prison in Iran

Her husband, Taghi Rahmani, who resides in France with their children, criticized authorities for delaying necessary medical care.

DECEMBER 5, 2024ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Iranian human rights activist and the vice president of the Defenders of Human Rights Center (DHRC) Narges Mohammadi poses in this undated handout picture.

Hunger strike for hostages: Four strikers fasting for over 20 days

The hunger strikers were joined by ten doctors from the Gaza border region who closed their clinics in protest.

OCTOBER 13, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hunger strike for the hostages outside the Knesset